Evaluating best management practices at an urban golf course

摘要

This three-year study evaluated the effects of best management practices(BMPs) in reducing surface water contamination at an urban golf course. Water samples were collected before BMP implementation from two ponds on Braeburn Golf Course (Wichita, KS, USA). The pesticides 2,4-dicholorodiphenoxyacetic acid(2,4-D) and simazine were periodically found at concen- trations about recommended water quality criteria. Excessive nutrients in the from of nitrates and total phosphorus were also measured. In addition, and assessment of macroinvertebrate populations revealed only a few tolerant species.